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He Used Black People As Guinea Pigs For Years – And The Government Paid For It

This doctor's experiments tortured poor cancer patients, and he got away with it.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 15, 2017

He Used Black People As Guinea Pigs For Years – And The Government Paid For It

This doctor's experiments tortured poor cancer patients, and he got away with it.

By All That's Interesting • December 15, 2017

Fart Proudly: Ben Franklin Loved Farting So Much He Wrote An Essay About It

In addition to being a founding father and noted inventor, Ben Franklin once sent a letter now entitled "Fart Proudly" to the Royal Academy of Brussels.

By Wyatt Redd • Dec 8, 2017

Fart Proudly: Ben Franklin Loved Farting So Much He Wrote An Essay About It

In addition to being a founding father and noted inventor, Ben Franklin once sent a letter now entitled "Fart Proudly" to the Royal Academy of Brussels.

By Wyatt Redd • December 8, 2017

3.7 Million-Year-Old Hominid Skeleton “Little Foot” Unveiled For First Time

The skeleton is believed to be the oldest fossil hominid skeleton ever found in South Africa.

By Katie Serena • Dec 7, 2017

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3.7 Million-Year-Old Hominid Skeleton “Little Foot” Unveiled For First Time

The skeleton is believed to be the oldest fossil hominid skeleton ever found in South Africa.

By Katie Serena • December 7, 2017

Carl Wilhelm Scheele: The Forgotten Scientist Who Discovered Oxygen

Carl Wilhelm Scheele ranks as one of the greatest chemists of all time, but he paid a terrible price for this distinction.

By Gabe Paoletti • Dec 6, 2017

Carl Wilhelm Scheele: The Forgotten Scientist Who Discovered Oxygen

Carl Wilhelm Scheele ranks as one of the greatest chemists of all time, but he paid a terrible price for this distinction.

By Gabe Paoletti • December 6, 2017

21 Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist.

By Katie Serena • Dec 4, 2017

21 Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist.

By Katie Serena • December 4, 2017

Are Dogs Smarter Than Cats? Science Now Has The Verdict

The study focused not only on the two beloved pets but on carnivorous mammals as a whole.

By Katie Serena • Dec 4, 2017

Are Dogs Smarter Than Cats? Science Now Has The Verdict

The study focused not only on the two beloved pets but on carnivorous mammals as a whole.

By Katie Serena • December 4, 2017

Charles Darwin Not Only Discovered Species, He Also Ate Them In A Glutton Club

Charles Darwin, the world’s most famous biologist and researcher of exciting species had a habit of indulging in the new species he discovered.

By Katie Serena • Nov 30, 2017

Charles Darwin Not Only Discovered Species, He Also Ate Them In A Glutton Club

Charles Darwin, the world’s most famous biologist and researcher of exciting species had a habit of indulging in the new species he discovered.

By Katie Serena • November 30, 2017

Scientists Find The World’s Deepest Fish — And It’s Incredibly Weird

“This is the deepest fish that’s been collected from the ocean floor, and we’re very excited to have an official name.”

By Katie Serena • Nov 29, 2017

Scientists Find The World’s Deepest Fish — And It’s Incredibly Weird

“This is the deepest fish that’s been collected from the ocean floor, and we’re very excited to have an official name.”

By Katie Serena • November 29, 2017

25 Weird Inventions That Never Took Off

From baby cages to glowing tires to bicycle roller skates, these weird inventions of decades past simply never made a splash.

By Kellen Perry • Nov 27, 2017

25 Weird Inventions That Never Took Off

From baby cages to glowing tires to bicycle roller skates, these weird inventions of decades past simply never made a splash.

By Kellen Perry • November 27, 2017

36 Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes That Had No Time For Stupid

Consider yourself a little bit smarter once you read through our list of the most thought-provoking Neil deGrasse Tyson quotes.

By Laura Martisiute • Nov 17, 2017

36 Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes That Had No Time For Stupid

Consider yourself a little bit smarter once you read through our list of the most thought-provoking Neil deGrasse Tyson quotes.

By Laura Martisiute • November 17, 2017